懂中文 Dong Chinese

絕

jué

cut

Depicts a knife (刀) cutting a thread (糸). 卩 represents the sound.

Components
糹 iconic component

糹  Iconic component

sī, mì

  

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

刀 iconic component

刀  Iconic component

dāo

  

knife

卩 sound component

卩  Sound component

jié

  

person kneeling

Modern form looks like 巴.

Evolution

絕 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
絕 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
絕 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
絕 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
絕 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

绝 (絕) 

jué

cut, sever, break off, terminate; to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means

Most common words with 絕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

绝对

absolute

拒绝

to refuse

绝不

in no way

绝

extinct

绝望

to despair